同步分级阅读—人教版九年级——Unit3Couldyoupleasetellmewheretherestroomsare.docx

同步分级阅读一人教版九年级Unit3Couldyoupleasetellmewheretherestroomsare一、阅读单选【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报试题原创】Where are my glasses? 我的眼镜在哪里？After Mr. and Ms. Smith spend a happy morning at the zoo with Joe, their 4-year- old grandson, they stop at a restaurant for lunch. When the waiter passes them some menus, Mr. Smith looks in his pocket for his glasses. He is disappointed （失望的）to find that they are lost.“I know where your glasses are, grandpa/ says Joe."Where?" asks Mr. Smith, happily.“They are at the zoo," Joe answers. 4 They are on the ground near theelephants."Mr. Smith is a little angry and he asks: "Joe, since you know my glasses are on the ground, why don' t you tell me before?,"Well, Grandpa/1 says Joe. uAfter you step on them, I don' t think you wantthem anymore."1. What is the relationship between Mr. and Ms. Smith and Joe?A. They are Joe5 s parents.B. They are Joe' s grandparents.C. They are Joe* s friends.D. It doesn, t tell us.2. What happens to Mr. Smith* s glasses?B , He gives them to Joe.D. He loses them at the zoo.A. He forgets them at home.C. He loses them at the restaurant.3. Why does Joe not tell his Grandpa he knows where the glasses are?A. Because he wants to keep them for himself.B Because he doesn*t like his grandpa.C. Because he thinks his grandpa doesn, t need them anymore.D. Because he wants to have some fun with his grandpa.4. What is Mr. Smith1 s reaction to Joe' s answer?A. He thinks it is B. He is veryC. He is angry. D. He is surprised, funny.happy.5. What is a possible lesson to learn from the story?B Always remember where you place A Never trust children.your things.D. Children are smarter than adults C. Don5 t be angry at children.sometimes.语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报试题原创】Where are you going, solider?士兵，你去哪里？A big battle was going on during World War I. Guns were firing and shells and bullets were flying about eveiy wheie. After an hour of this, one of the soldiers decided that the fighting was getting too dangerous for him, so he left the front line and began to walk away from the battle. After he had walked for half an hour, he saw an officer coming towards him. The officer stopped him and said: "Where are yougoing?T m trying to get as far as possible from the battle that' s going on behind us, sir,“ the soldier answered."Do you know who I am?” the officer asked him angrily. 'T m your commanding officer/The soldier was very surprised when he heard this and said: "My God, I didn' t know that I' d gone so far already !n6. What did one of the soldiers decide during the battle?A.To keep fighting.B.To leave the front line.C.To ask the way.D.To give up to the enemy.7. What does the underlined sentence try to tell us?A.What kinds of weapons wereused.B.How dangerous the fighting was.C.When the war was going toend.D.Which side would be the winner.8. How long did the soldier walk before he saw the officer?A. 10 minutes B. Half an hour C. One hour D. Two hours9. How did the soldier answer the officer' s question?A. He said he wanted to go away from the battle as much as he could.B. He said he was lost because of a long time fighting.C. He said he didn' t know who his commanding officer was.D. He said he was looking for his commanding officer.10. How did the soldier feel when he found out that the officer was his commanding officer?A. He was happy and relaxed.B He was quite surprised.D. He was very calm.C. He was excited and tearful.语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报,试题原创】Tell me, where are we?告诉我，我们在哪里？George and Harry set out in a hot air balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean.“Harry, we' d better get closer to the ground so we can see where we are," says George after 37 hours in the air. Harry turns down the heat, and the balloon drops to below the cloud cover.“I still can5 t tell where we are. Get closer," says George. So Harry turns down the heat on the balloon even more until they are flying just above the roofs of city buildings.“I don* t know what this town is," says George. "Get lower so that I can ask someone where we are." Harry turns off the engine and the balloon floats quietly until they are just 5 meters above the ground. Hey, could you tell us where we are?Harry yells down to a man.“You' re in a balloon, 5 meters up in the air," the man yells back.11. Why did George wantA. Because the balloon was too hot.C. Because he wanted to land the balloon.to get closer to the ground?B Because he wanted a better view.D. Because he wanted to get out of the balloon.12. What did Harry do when George asked him to get closer to the ground?A He turned up the heat.B He turned down the heat.C. He turned on the engine.D. He turned off the engine.13. What did Harry do when George wanted to ask someone for directions?A.He turned up the heat.B.He turneddown the heat.C.He turned on the engine.D.He turnedoff the engine.14. It can be inferred fromthe passage that theman on the ground is.A. an experienced travelerB. an expert on hot air balloonsC.trying to be funnyD.unhelpful15. What is the main idea of this passage?A. George and Harry are lost in a hot air balloon.B. Harry knows how to operate a hot air balloon.C. George and Harry fly over a city.D. The man on the ground gives George and Harry directions.语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报试题原创】Can you tell me where the bathroom is?你能告诉我厕所在哪里了吗？TOILET, bathroom, restroom 一 English has many words for the little room we all have to go to every day.Different countries often use different words.In the US, you will get where you need to go if you ask where the “bathroom" is.If you' re in a shopping mall, you should ask for directions to the Vestroomn .People from the US also use the word “John” . It comes from the name of a 19th century British man. He invented the flush toilet.In Britain, people often say “toilet” and “bathroom” . You sometimes see the words “Ladies” and “Gentlemen” above the doors to public toilets. But “Men” and “Women“ are more common now in Britain.Australians say “loo” . The word is also quite popular in the UK. Canadians use the word “can” , New Zealanders “bog” and South Africans “want to go to the bathroomn .In China, Beijing now uses the word “toilet” rather than “WC” . All over the world now signs rather than words are used.Where does the word toilet itself come from? Well, it' s from the French “toilette” 一 to wash yourself.16. What words do British people often use for the little room with a toilet?A. Restroom and bathroom.B. Toilet and bathroom.C. Ladies and Gentlemen.D. Men and Women.17. What is the origin of the word “John” used in the US?A. A name of an American inventor.B. A name of an Englishman who invented the flush toilet.C. A common American name.D. A slang word meaning toilet in the US.18. The underlined word in Paragraph 4 probably means "” .A.电动B.冲刷C.陶瓷D.塑胶19. It can be inferred that different countries use different words for restroom becauseA. they want to show respect to the bathroom.B. they are not used to some words.C. the words are influenced by culture and history.D. they want to confuse foreign visitors.20. What is the passage about?A. English words for some kinds of rooms.B. Words for the room with a toilet in different countries.C. The history of where English words come from.D. The difference between washroom and restroom.【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报试题原创】Appreciating where you live欣赏你住的地方r ve always thought my house is in the worst possible place. I live on the edge of town. My little community of twenty-something houses is about 800 meters away from any other community.Every night, my parents drive home along a rather lonely, forest-lined road to get home. It' s hard for me to carpool with classmates and their parents. But yesterday, I found it is fantastic to live where I do.Yesterday, the whole state of New Jersey, where I live, experienced a snowstorm. When I woke up in the morning, my backyard was a blanket of snow. Everything seemed so clean, as if nature had decided to cover everything and started anew. As I stood by the glass door to have a look, a family of deer galloped past my yard. It was like a scene taken out of Bambi!But that was just the beginning. My family keeps a package of bird feed next to the porch. Every now and then, my mom leaves some feed on the porch for birds to eat. Later that day, while I was eating lunch, I noticed a flash of red in front of the window. Two of the most brilliant cardinals sat on two wooden posts outside my window, pecking away at grains of feed. Their bright red coats stood in contrast to the whiteness outside. The scene took my breath away.When my parents came home that night, I reported to them my findings from the day.“You know," my mom said, uIf we lived anywhere else, you wouldn1 t be ableto see any of this."She was right.I always dreamed of living and working in a large city when I grow up. But now, I also cherish the quiet beauty that a suburban backyard offers.21. Why did the writer use to think his house was in the worst possible place?A. Because it was too big.B. Because it was too small.C. Because it was too far away.D. Because it was too close to a store.22. What happened in New Jersey the day before?B There was a snowstorm in the whole A. It rained heavily in the morning .state.C. The sky was clear and the sun was D. There was a thunderstorm in the shining.afternoon.23. How does the writer feel about where he lives now?A. He thinks his house is in the worst possible place.B. He is indifferent about where he lives.C. He cherishes the quiet beauty that his suburban backyard offers.D. He is planning to move to a larger city.24. When did the writer realize that living in the suburbs had its benefits?A. When it was hard for them to carpool with classmates.B When their parents drove home on a lonely, forest-lined road.C When they saw a family of deer on their street.D. When their mom reminded them that they would not see these things if they lived in a city.B . Along the lonelyD . Behind theA. In the forest.C. On the window,road.community.